Peer Support
Mind and Body’s Peer Support Services are available to all users of District Health Board Mental Health Services within Central Auckland (Auckland DHB), West Auckland (Waitemata DHB) and Christchurch City (Canterbury DHB).
The Peer Support Service is available from 8.00am – 8.00pm Monday to Saturday.
For more information phone us on : Central Auckland (09) 630 5909; West Auckland (09) 838 3204; Christchurch (03) 3771818.
A Life Worth Living
The team at Mind and Body Consultants believe that all people have the potential to have a life worth living. For people with experience of mental illness we call this recovery. Recovery is not just managing your mental illness, it is about actively working towards the life you want.
Mind and Body’s Peer Support Services offer you, as a user of mental health services, the opportunity to work with someone who has been through this process. They will support you on your recovery journey, whether it be in an inpatient setting or in the community.
Peer Support Services
Our peer support services will encourage you to take responsibility for your own recovery. You actively promote your wellness by connecting or reconnecting with your whanau/family and friends, jobs, home and community. You decide where you live, how you manage your money and how your spiritual needs are met.
We all have talents, skills and aspirations that are the foundation for recovery. A peer support worker can support you to make positive changes in your life by helping you to
- Identify your strengths and desires.
- Set goals.
- Plan the necessary steps to achieve them.
Peer Support Workers
All our peer support workers have personal experience of significant mental illness. We know recovery because we live it. This is the basis of the peer support relationship.
The peer support workers have varied backgrounds and experiences. You can choose which worker you feel most comfortable working with.
Mind and Body Consultants are contracted by District Health Boards to provide peer support, so our service is free of charge.
If you would like our support to move forward in your life, or for more information please phone us.